BRIDGING THE GAP

BRIDGING THE GAP

A generation gap or generational gap, is a difference of opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, politics, or values. In today’s usage, “generation gap” often refers to a perceived gap between younger people and their parents and/or grandparents.

Sociologists have divided the lifespan into three different levels: childhood, midlife and retirement. Usually, when any of these age groups is engaged in its primary activity, the individual members are physically isolated from people of other generations, with little interaction across age barriers except at the nuclear family level.

BRIDGING THE GAP is going to break these barriers by having two of our most important generations get together for a wild adventure around the country… and quite possibly, the world. These two generations are:

GENERATION X – (born between 1965-1984) MELLENNIUMS – (born between 1985-1998)

Although Generation X’ers grew up during major technological changes, Millennials never knew what it was like to do without them. While the X’ers were always playing outside as kids, with little or no parental supervision, the M’ers were enabled/coddled by their parents and confined within their homes, complete with supervision, along with being prisoners of their own technology. X’ers created their entertainment, M’ers clicked on to theirs’ with the press of a button. It’s pure patience vs. immediate gratification.

BRIDGING THE GAP brings these two generations together in a fun, unique and interesting way. It’s part travel show, with shades of Parts Unknown, Dirty Jobs and Departures, all combined in a road trip adventure that leaves us wondering “What are we doing with our lives?” “Are we living life to its fullest?”

Quite simply, it’s a bucket list for life’s adventures.

CONCEPT:

TWO Generation Xers and TWO Millennials will travel throughout the 50 United States in a Sprinter, equipped with sporting goods, outdoor equipment, and basic necessities. They will partake in various physical, mental and cultural activities, not so much to prove which one is the best generation, but how the two generations can combine their strengths, overcome their weaknesses and come together as one. They’ll be lessons learned, ideas shared and conflicts will arise.

X’ers will provide their profound knowledge and experience to the M’ers, while the M’ers bring youth, vitality and new-age ideaologies. Along the way, they’ll be tasks to execute, events to attend and participate, dares and double dares to be performed, all while new skills might be acquired by both groups… Plain and simple, this will be a fun experience full of mischief, mayhem and laughter.

FORMAT:

These FOUR travelers will explore a different adventure in each state, all while having fun and working towards a common goal. They’ll each be given a certain amount of cash to spend so they’ll have to work within a budget, or earn more money along the way to provide for themselves or the group. That means they may have to take on a day job that is foreign to them.

Throughout the 50 states each Generation gets to choose an activity that is foreign to the other Generation. They all must participate in the events together. Within each activity there may be some restrictions or limitations put on the other generation, or even handicaps/challenges to even the playing field, so to speak.

There’s also going to be random dares that pop up on a moment’s notice, and fun consequences for losing. They’ll be plenty of bragging rights and bravado, damaged egos and myopic successes.

Rick Cohen, 51 – Writer/producer/director of award winning documentaries such as Faded Glory and Season of a Lifetime (NETFLIX).

Bruno and Cohen have been great friends for almost 30 years. They were both star athletes in high school and college. Bruno set pitching records at Stonybrook and Cohen played on the 4-time Ivy League Championship Penn Quakers football teams. They were teammates on the National Network amateur baseball team that won championships in 2008 and 2013 (48+ division). Bruno is also a former MMA fighter who surfs, skis and plays guitar and the drums. Cohen, a doc filmmaker, is an adventure racer, competing in both The Ultimate Suck (2013) and The Death Race (2014) as one of its oldest competitors. They both have big personalities, a wide range of experiences and possess improvisational skills and acting chops.

Tyler Patterson, 28 – US Rugby player and trainer, Faculty member at Phoenix College in the Athletic training department. Body Builder. Personal trainer. Male Stripper. He has various tattoos all over his body.

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Both Tyler and Hunter have also been great friends for many years. They each have dynamic personalities, youthful enthusiasm and a multitude of skills. And they are both hilarious!

During the course of their travels, these four will visit national landmarks, experience different activities, dare each other to try different things, step outside their comfort zones, seek friendly competition against each other in various events and meet and explore an array of new cultures and eclectic people along the way.

List of some of the activities they could be experiencing around the country: